Chris Wu

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About Investor

Chris Wu is Vice President of Oceans on the Builders Initiative investment team at Builders Vision, focused on improving ocean health and scaling the blue economy, and also serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Finance at Loyola University Chicago, based in Chicago. Before joining Builders Vision, he was a Vice President (previously Senior Associate) at Impact Engine, a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies and funds driving positive impact in economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity, where he focused on early-stage climate and environmental sustainability, social impact, education, health IT, material science, and fintech, typically backing pre-seed and seed companies with check sizes between $50K and $500K. Prior to Impact Engine, he spent a decade as a structural engineering consultant on municipal water infrastructure and LEED Platinum green buildings, including the world's first skyscraper to earn LEED Platinum certification, and was owner and head baker of a small mill & bakery. He holds BS and MS degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.